As a part of its continued growth strategy in emerging markets, DuPont has opened its second office in Russia. The Saint Petersburg office will focus specifically on the growing automotive industry in Russia. The opening follows significant expansion…
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Lloyd’s Register and International Paint have teamed up to offer shipyards in China step-by-step advice on how to prepare to meet the requirements of the new Performance Standard for Protective Coatings (PSPC) as the industry looks to increase…
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Carboline Company has acquired the marine and industrial assets of Finnaren & Haley, a national supplier of marine, industrial and architectural products.
Finnaren & Haley is a well established, privately-held paint manufacturer and retailer…
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Akzo Nobel Powder Coatings has officially opened its fifth manufacturing plant in mainland China. The new facility, situated in Chengdu, Sichuan province, will further improve service to the architectural, general trade coater and functional markets.…
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Leighs Paints and Irish Distributors Industrial Protective Coatings (IPC) have formed an agreement to work together as strategic partners. The agreement calls for IPC to serve the Irish market while having the full support of Leighs Paints.
The new…
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AvtoVAZ, one of the leading Russian automobile manufacturers, has awarded a prize to BASF Wostok, the subsidiary of BASF Coatings AG in Russia, as the best coatings supplier in 2006. The award recognizes BASF Wostok as being among the best 31 supplie…
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With the ever increasing demands of cust­omers for environ­­mentally acceptable vehicles and vehicle refinishing solutions, Akzo Nobel has been working with Toyota Motor Corporation in the testing of its waterborne repair products. Sikken…
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Shaw Pipe Protection Ltd., a subsidiary of ShawCor, has entered into an agreement to purchase approximately 250 acres of land in Camrose, Alberta, Canada, adjacent to the company’s new coating facility, which is nearing completion.
The purchas…
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Kemira Coatings (Tikkurila), the company responsible for Kemira’s paint and coatings business, is increasing its market position in Asian paint markets by establishing a sales company in China. Tikkurila (Beijing) Paints Co., Ltd began operatin…
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Akzo Nobel has broadened its position in the North American wood coatings market after signing an agreement to acquire Chemcraft Holdings Corp., North America’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of industrial wood coatings.
Established in 1…
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Jotun Boya in Turkey will supply interior paint to a new housing complex in Istanbul. More than two million square meters will be painted and this is the largest single project Jotun Boya has won.
“This is a fantastic project to supply paint t…
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ShawCor Ltd. has announced that through its joint venture Bredero Shaw Revestimentos de Tubos Ltda., has received a contract with a value in excess of $25 million from V&M do Brasil to undertake the anti-corrosion and flow assurance coating requi…
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Accessa Coatings Solutions and NCP Coatings, Inc. have aligned to form a strategic partnership whereby Accessa will serve as the sales and distribution partner for NCP’s general industrial and Military CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings) p…
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BASF Coatings has formed a global partnership to provide refinish coatings products as well as training services and support for Hyundai Motor Company’s aftermarket network. Terms of the partnership were not disclosed but the program rollout is…
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A new 2,800 square meter extension to Akzo Nobel Car Refinishes’ Inter­national Research Center in Bangalore, India was opened on March 28. The €2.6 million extension more than doubles the size of the research center, which became oper…
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